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Evan & Tiki

Keith Hernandez criticized Juan Soto

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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E and T Short: Should Juan Soto play left field for the Mets?

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0:00.0

I want you to listen really carefully. This is Juan Soto misjudging a fly ball in right field at City Field during the Subway Series.

0:07.9

Listen to what Keith's Kenneth says, because I think this is something we all have to think about.

0:12.6

There's been a liability out there. You wonder why they want to play him in the deepest corner outfield position in this ballpark.

0:19.9

He's right.

0:26.3

City field's dimensions in right and right center are significantly deeper than Yankee Stadium and also significantly deeper than left field.

0:29.8

So with Juan Soto not being the fastest outfielder, the outfielder with the greatest range,

0:35.3

and remember, Juan has split his career between left field and right field.

0:38.3

When he came up with the nationals, he was a left fielder.

0:40.9

They then moved him to right field when Bryce Harper left.

0:43.5

When he was traded to San Diego, he went back to left field.

0:46.1

Then he went back to right field and with the Yankees he's played right.

0:48.8

So believe it or not, Tiki, his splits in his major league career, is pretty much even between left and right. So where's he going with the Mets?

0:55.1

I think you have to consider playing him in left field and Brandon M.O. and right?

0:58.7

And center is...

1:00.1

Well, center field is what it is. It doesn't involve this. It's Jose Siri and Tyrone Taylor for now.

1:05.9

But think about this. Left field down the line or left center field is 358. Right center is 375.

1:13.3

Hold on. Hold on. That's a significant difference. So that troll that was put out by McPherson is actually a really good point.

1:20.6

It's an intelligent troll and it informs you maybe what the future plans will be before he becomes a full-time D8.

1:26.1

Well, Keith Hernandez brought it up. I mean, he's saying, hey, why would you put him in right field when the dimensions are

1:31.2

opposite at Yankee Stadium?

1:32.5

Like, the reason why right field made so much sense for Juan Soto?

1:36.1

Like, think about this, guys.

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